Photo by Art Outreach Singapore
Kelly JIN MEI (b. 1991, Singapore), formerly known as Kelly Limerick, is a visual artist working primarily in crochet and knit, both of which she picked up in 1997. She explores themes of identity, ownership and duality in her practice, often employing destruction as a secondary technique in three ways— disintegration, transformation and revocation. Working in a variety of formats ranging from sculpture to multi-media installations, she has exhibited at the 18th International Triennial of Textiles (Poland), #4 Objet Textile Biennale (France), and been commissioned by brands like Bloomberg and GUCCI, for which she created their first in-store artwall display in South Asia Pacific. She has participated in artist residencies such as LOHJINAWI (Indonesia), La Wayaka Current (Chile), and Art Ripple Taitung (Taiwan).
Jin Mei has appeared in campaigns promoting Singaporean art, been profiled by media such as Harper’s Bazaar (SG) and listed in Prestige (SG)’s 40 under 40. She has been invited to speak both locally and abroad about her art, which is studied in the Singaporean public primary school Art curriculum. She is co-founder of School of Common Understanding, a skill-sharing collective built on inter-disciplinary collaboration, leading to recent ventures into exhibition production.
Jin Mei holds a Diploma in Apparel Design (2008-2011).
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2025
18th International Triennial of Textiles
Central Museum of Textiles, Łódź (POL)Biennale Jogja 18
The Ratan, Yogyakarta (ID)We Begin with Everything
ara Contemporary, Jakarta (ID)Anekanta & Ekanta
Art Outreach, ArtSG (SG)Sensible Objects
Appetite (SG)2024
#4 Objet Textile Biennale
La Manufacture, Roubaix (FR)無駄 (In Vain)
Solo Exhibition
Kotomath Hyogomachi, Takamatsu (JP)2022
Unbecoming
Solo Exhibition
Cuturi Gallery (SG)1000 Vases (Milan Design Week)
Superstudio Più, Milan (IT)2021
Of Limits
Stamford Arts Centre (SG)The Waste Refinery
National Design Centre (SG)2020
Home Kitsch Home
Solo Presentation for Singapore Art Week
Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay (SG) -
2025
Art Outreach Summit, Singapore2024
Metropolitan Fukujyusou, Kyoto (JP)Art Ripple Taitung, Taitung (TW)
Supported by the Taitung County GovernmentLOHJINAWI, Yogyakarta (ID)
Supported by The Institutum2023
La Wayaka Current (Desert), Atacama Desert (CL)
Supported by National Arts Council Singapore (Capability Development Grant)2019
META AIR Programme, META APAC HQ (SG) -
2025
IWC Schaffhausen
ION Orchard boutique (SG)Hammer’s Hollow, Resorts World Sentosa
Singapore Oceanarium (SG)2023
100, LOUIS XIIIDiary, Bloomberg Singapore
Curated by National Gallery Singapore
Bloomberg Singapore office (SG)2021
GUCCI
Gucci Flagship Store, Marina Bay Sands (SG)Vessels, Art Outreach Singapore
Art Encounters
Millenia Walk (SG)2020
The Electric Conversion, Mini Cooper (SG) x Kinetic2019
Purl, DisneyThe Fourth Puff, Cartoon Network Asia
2018
MO_STER MA_DALA, New Balance (SG)
Miaja Gallery (SG)
Fort of Leaves, OH! Open House
Bras Basah Complex (SG)
Portal of Patterns, Light to Night Festival
Asian Civilisations Museum (SG)
2017
Unlikely Dwellers of the Urban, National Heritage Board
Indian Heritage Centre, Malay Heritage Centre, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall (SG) -
2026
Addressing Materials (SEAspotlight Talks)
S.E.A. Focus at artSG, Marina Bay Sands (SG)2023
Forever in Fashion— The Art of Craft (AUDI X Harper’s Bazaar Singapore), ArtScience Museum (SG)2022
SOAD Lecture Series, NAFA School of Art & Design (SG)Regaining a Sense of Purpose with Slow Art (TEDx CMU), Carnegie Mellon University, PA, USA (Virtual)
Craft in Conversation (with Adeline Kueh), Cuturi Gallery (SG)
2020
LaSalle BA Fine Arts Artist Talks, LaSalle College of the Arts (SG)2019
Artist Journey (The FUSSY Projects No.3), National Design Centre (SG) -
Tan, S. (2025). Sensible Objects.
Franzao, R. (2024). Threads of Tomorrow (Museu Têxtil), 90-91.
Lim, M. (2022). Unbecoming.
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2025
A Day in the Life: Kelly Jin Mei
Art&MarketSTAR Singapore Artist Series, Video
Ministry of Education Singapore2024
在当代语境下编织故事
Zaobao (SG)2023
The Arts Can Inspire Your Everyday, OOH Campaign
National Arts Council SingaporeIn a grand artistic experiment, LOUIS XIII Cognac and Kelly Limerick capture the essence of time
VOGUE Singapore2022
Crochet Artist Kelly Limerick‘s Solo Exhibition “Unbecoming” Provides A Thought-provoking Look At Value
PinPrestige SingaporeKelly Limerick’s Unbecoming at Cuturi Gallery
Plural Art Mag2021
Breaking and Burning: Seismic Shifts in Kelly Limerick’s Story
Plural Art MagHeart to Art
Harper’s Bazaar SingaporeFreestyle!
Textiel Plus (Netherlands)How This Singapore Artist Completed a Stunning 5 Metre-Long Artwork By Hand for Gucci
Tatler AsiaWhy Gucci’s crochet art wall by Kelly Limerick deserves a closer look
LifestyleasiaArtist Kelly Limerick on her work for Gucci’s first in-store display in South East Asia
L’Officiel SingaporeArt.See.Asia - Singapore: How do artists work with different identities?
Deutsche Welle (Germany)2020
Discover SG Brands Made With Passion
Singapore Brand Office2019
On Phases of Exploration, Growing With Her Works and The Slow Art of Crochet
Object Lessons Space2018
Local Giants
Augustman SingaporeA Different Beat
Harper’s Bazaar SingaporeThe Vanguards: 40 under 40
Prestige SingaporeCrochet Now (UK)
2017
Of a Different Yarn (Unusual Suspects)
Channel Newsasia SingaporeThe Originals: Forging New Paths
Singapore Brand Office -
2022
The Banquet: Producer, Writer
Exhibition at HEARTH by Art Outreach (SG)2019
Setouchi Koebi Network (NPO): Staff
Organization, production, translation for Setouchi Art Triennale 2019 (JP)School of Common Understanding: Co-Founder
Skill-sharing creative collective, focusing on cross-disciplinary practice